Hebrew School

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Mission & Philosophy

           Perrineville Jewish Center’s Hebrew School program is designed to enable our children to become positive, knowledgeable and practicing Jews. We want study and practice to be an engaging experience for our children.

           We recognize that there is a diversity of Jewish practice in our community, and we strive to meet each child's individual needs. We believe that the synagogue is meant to be a community of learners that includes adults and children, thus family involvement is essential to the success of our program. We encourage parents to participate in their children's Jewish education as well as to actively continue the progress of their own Jewish growth and learning. 

          By creating an environment of warmth, acceptance and respect, we expect that our students will come to love, appreciate, practice and perpetuate their Jewish heritage and tradition.

Goals

           From the start of preschool through Bar/Bat Mitzvah graduation, we provide a curricular plan that encompasses a wide range of Jewish experiences including Jewish holidays, history, ethics, life cycle observances, Bible, prayer, current events, Israel, and the Hebrew language. A student who successfully completes our program should have a strong positive feeling about Judaism and be able to make informed judgments concerning a personal commitment to Judaism and Jewish living. 

Curriculum Goals

To provide a program of religious education which meets the needs, skills, and talents of the growing child and maturing young adult.

To provide experiences for our students which will allow them to deepen their commitment to Jewish life in the home, synagogue, community, and world.

To develop knowledge and appreciation of Jewish customs and traditions.

To instill a love of Israel and recognition of its historical and contemporary importance for the Jewish people.

To enable students to develop a positive sense of their own Jewish identity.

To offer traditional Jewish values and ethics as viable guidelines for today's problems.

To encourage friendship among our children.

To provide an introduction to Hebrew as the language of our tradition, and to enable our students to develop a knowledge of Hebrew and prayer that will enable participation in Shabbat services.

                Bar/Bat Mitzvah students are personally taught by our Rabbi. Since our class sizes are small each child is given their own date for their Bar/Bat Mitzvah. We do not believe in sharing a date. This personal approach is unique in our community. You may chose a Saturday morning, Saturday evening Havdalah service or a Sunday service. At the present time women are not conducting Saturday morning services This service is a memorable experience for each child and we want to make it as special for each of them as possible.